"I grew up in L.A., and we had a we had a terrible quarterback, Roman Gabriel," he tells the Times. "When I was 11 years old, I fired him, I fired the Rams, and I picked a quarterback I aspired to be. That was Bart Starr."

With the Midwest staring down an oncoming Arctic blast, it must be nice to watch the game in New York City, where the midday temperature is right around a balmy 32 degrees.

About David Paulsen

David Paulsen is breaking news editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.